EXIGIBLE

Etymology

Adjective

exigible

That may be exacted; demandable; requirable.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"i*gi*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. exigible. See Exigent.]

Definition: That may be exacted; repairable. [R.] A. Smith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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